The Danube-Networkers from Ulm visiting the Geriatric Hospital in Chişinău

On 22nd October 2017, during their journey through Moldova, the Danube-Networkers from Ulm visited the Geriatric Hospital with palliative unit which is the only one of its kind in Moldova. Mrs. Elena Stempovscaia, founder of this hospital unit, and young doctors accompanied the group through the rooms which once were the first Jewish hospital in Chişinău and were lovingly renovated on small budget. The visitors were impressed by the great commitment of the doctors and nurses but they were also distressed about the meagre facilities of the furniture and the medical devices. Once again they could see that the care of elderly is a big problem in Moldova because the middle generation mostly works abroad and hence the normal social environment of the extended family which obviously cared for the older people does not exist anymore. Here, Give a sign of friendship also applies which the Danube-Networkers from Ulm effectively implemented with a fundraising campaign after having returned home.